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How I Contour My Face
Wednesday, 26 February 2014 | 0 comments

Contouring is one of my favourite steps to do when applying makeup.  Sometimes when you apply foundation on your face, it may look really flat, but contouring solves that problem!  I contour my face 90% of the time when I apply my makeup, except for those super lazy days when I hardly apply any makeup at all.  It makes the biggest difference to your face and you can even slim down your face shape a tiny bit!

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Here's my face without any contouring.  It's pretty flat and my face looks super wide and round ;-; I've applied BB cream, concealer and powdered to set everything in place.  Now I'm ready to start contouring.


First I start with my bronzer, or in this case, I use NYX's blush in Taupe.  I like using this as a contour colour because it is not orange like most bronzers are and it's deep enough to mimic shadows on my face, which is what we're going for.  Contour with a colour that suits your skin tone.  Don't go for something too orange or warm if you're only looking to slim down your face, as a bronzer is only good for, well, bronzing your face.  Also, make sure it's matte with no shimmers what so ever.  Shadows aren't supposed to shimmer and the matte texture will look most natural when you take flash photography.  Shimmers reflect light, and with contour, you want to create shadows.

When contouring the side of your face, go with the E 3 method, where you'd sculpt our these figures onto your face.  I like to focus most of the product on the hallows of my cheeks, just under my cheek bones, and right along my jaw line to slim down my jaw.  Then, with whatever is left, I buff some into my temples to slim down my the sides of my forehead.


Don't forget your nose.  I find this to be the most important part to contour for my face because my nose isn't as slim as I'd like it to be.  I apply some just on the sides of my nose to create a slimmer appearance.


Next, I apply my blush from Rimmel called Pink Sorbet.  The colour of blush is really up to you and you can choose one suitable for the makeup look you're going for that day.  This is my go-to blush because the colour is a subtle pinky-coral.  Smile and apply it on the apples of your cheeks.  I also like to drag it up and out to the side of my face to add a little further contouring.


Highlighting is also one of my favourite parts because it goes hand in hand with contouring.  When you add shadows, you'll want to add some light as well.  Apply your highlighter on any high points of your face.  I always put some down the bridge of my nose to make my nose seem taller.  Then I add some of the tops of my cheek bones and whatever is left goes on the center of my forehead and chin to create a more 3D illusion to my flat Asian face.  Here I'm using Etude House's Golden Ratio Contour Maker, only taking the highlighter portion.  I like to use highlighters with a pinky-white tone to them, but a lot of people also like using more warm, champagne highlighters to create a radiant glow.  Don't apply too much because you don't want to look like a disco ball!



And now we're done!  It's very subtle, but you can see that my face no longer looks washed out and dead, and it's slightly more slim than before.  There isn't a huge difference because remember, you want to keep this natural.  The key is to blend, blend, blend.  But you can definitely do some really heavy contouring with more intense shades for things like face transformations and costumes, etc.

Anyway, I hope you found this somewhat helpful.  Happy contouring, and enjoy the magic of makeup!

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